Vendor Products Portal v.13
The tool to motivate vendors to prepare product catalogue in your Odoo
Vendor products catalog in portal
Any portal user may create, update, and archive products related to their company. Any purchase manager can do the same for all vendor-related objects. Any Odoo internal user with an access to products might rely upon vendor data for informational purposes.
Any vendor product might be linked to your own product. In such a way a purchase manager goal becomes to match 'their' products with 'ours'. Each of our product variants might have a few related vendor products.
As soon as you installed the module, Odoo would automatically create vendor products based on existing products' supplier infos.
Screenshots
Vendor portal: main page
List of vendor products in portal for self-administration
Suppliers edit product info by themselves
Vendor may easy change important product details
Vendors are notified about results of their actions
Grant vendor contacts an access to portal
Grant vendor contacts an access to portal (2)
Vendor products interface (backend)
Vendor product form (backend)
Vendor stocks control without effort
You may access info of vendor products' stocks right from product variant, product template, and supplier form views. You should just click a related button to get an overview.
How vendor stocks work
- Each stock level is provided per definite vendor location. Vendors might easily create, edit, and archive own warehouses
- Each vendor might have an unlimited number of locations. Locations are distinguished by name, address, and average delivery time
- Stock levels are manageed in vendor units of measure, but purchase managers should make sure it has the same category as our linked product. The idea is to support conversion in order internal users work with habitual figures. For example, dozens and units are fine, while dozens and hours might lead to mistakes
- Vendor stocks and locations might be switched off for portal users on the configuration page
- Stock levels are not used in our moves, but they are provided for general information. Stock levels are updated either manually or through the import process. It might be done by both portal and purchase users
Screenshots
Vendors notify you about available stocks
List of locations of a vendor currently logged in
Supplier location (warehouse) in portal
Vendors might create / update their locations
Control vendor inventories per each product (backend)
Vendor stocks on a product form (backend)
Vendor stock level form per each product (backend)
Vendor locations list (not linked to our locations!)
Vendor stocks by product templates (backend)
Access stocks of this supplier from a partner form (backend)
Supplier prices management and self-management
Those prices are considered as standard Odoo 'supplier info' which correspondingly are used in purchase orders.
Screenshots
Suppliers keep up-to-dated prices in portal
Comfortable importing of vendor product data
In such a way vendor representatives are able to keep their product info updated.
How to import vendor products and stocks
- The table format is supplied with this tool source code and would be available in the portal under the section 'Help'
- You may change the table content to provide users with more specific examples and labels. However do no not change columns' order and do not remove those: it would lead to inevitable mistakes
- The wizard offers useful tips to make a correct import. You may edit those recommendations on the configuration page, but make sure you do not remove critical advice
- Each import finishes with the special results' and errors' pop-up. It let users control of what has been actually done
- In the wizard users may select which table lines should be imported. It is useful in case the number of lines is too big to import them all
- In the wizard portal users can select whether their previous products' list should be archived. It let fully replace the product catalogue with a new one
- In the wizard it is possible to make previous prices outdated. It let users remove misleading data
- In case import can't be fully finished until Odoo stops it, contact your system administrator to increase configured time-outs
How to import vendor product and prices
- The table format is supplied with this tool source code and would be available in the portal under the section 'Help'
- You may change the table content to provide users with more specific examples and labels. However do no not change columns' order and do not remove those: it would lead to inevitable mistakes
- The wizard offers useful tips to make a correct import. You may edit those recommendations on the configuration page, but make sure you do not remove critical advice
- Each import finishes with the special results' and errors' pop-up. It let users control of what has been actually done
- In the wizard users might select which table lines should be imported. It is useful in case the number of lines is too big to import them all
- In the wizard portal users can select whether their previous products' list should be archived. It let fully replace the product catalogue with a new one
- In the wizard it is possible to mark previous stocks as not any more topical
- In case import can't be fully finished until Odoo stops it, contact your system administrator to increase configured time-outs
Screenshots
Vendors import products and stocks through portal
The template for vendor stock levels table (backend)
Vendors might import products and update prices
The template for vendor products' table (backend)
Import results' and errors' pop-up in portal
Import of vendor products and stocks (backend)
Stocks import wizard' recommendations (backend)
Import of vendor products and prices (backend)
Prices import wizard goes with detailed recommendations (backend)
Configure your own configurations for import (backend)
Check results and errors of import (backend)
Frequently Asked Questions about Vendor Products Portal Odoo v.13
What is the difference between the modules Vendor Products Management & Vendors Product Portal?
The app Vendor Products Portal is an add-on of the app Vendor Products Management. The latter allows managing vendor products, their prices, stocks at Odoo backend only (by internal users). The former extends that by allowing portal users (suppliers) by themselves introducing their catalog and updating/importing related documents: prices, warehouses, stock levels. Vendor Product Management is a required dependency for the module Vendor Products Portal.
What are the update policies of your tools?
According to the current Odoo Apps Store policies:
- Every module bought for version 12.0 and prior gives you access to all versions up to 12.0.
- Starting from version 13.0, every module version should be purchased separately.
- Disregarding the version, purchasing a tool grants you a right to all updates and bug fixes within a major version.
Please note that the faOtools team does not control those policies. For all questions, please contact the Odoo Apps Store representatives directly.
How can I install your app on Odoo.sh?
The most straightforward approach is to use the Odoo store's built-in workflow:
1. Open the module's page and click the button Deploy on odoo.sh
2. After that, you will be redirected to the GitHub page. Log in to your account, then click 'Create a new repo' or use an existing one. Please ensure your repository is private. It is not permitted to publish the apps under the OPL-1 license. If necessary, create a new repo for your Odoo.sh project
3. Then, go to odoo.sh and click the Deploy button. In the pop-up window, submit the decision and click 'Continue.' This action will trigger the installation process.
These steps will install the app for your project's production branch. If you want to deploy the apps for other branches or update the module, you should undertake the following actions:
1. Upload the source code for the app from the Odoo store
2. Commit the module to a required GitHub repository. Ensure none of the app folders/files are ignored (i.e., not included in your repo's .gitignore). Repositories are automatically created by odoo.sh and may include some crucial items by default (e.g., /lib). You should upload all module directories, subdirectories, and files without exceptions
3. Deploy a target branch of the odoo.sh project or, if your settings assume that, wait until it is automatically built.
How should I install your app on my own server?
2. Re-start the Odoo server;
3. Turn on developer mode (technical settings);
4. Update the apps' list (the apps' menu);
5. Find the app and push the button 'Activate'/'Install';
6. Follow the guidelines on the app's page if those exist.
I noticed that your app has extra add-ons. May I purchase them afterwards?
Yes, sure. Simultaneously, Odoo automatically adds all dependencies to a cart, so you should exclude previously purchased tools to avoid double payment.
I deployed your app on Odoo.sh and see warning/error in tests
A red/orange warning does not influence the app's features. Regretfully, sometimes our modules do not pass standard automatic tests since the latter assume behaviour that conflicts with our app's goals. For example, we change the price calculation, while the standard Odoo module tests compare the final price to a standard algorithm.
So, first of all, please check the deployed database features. Does everything work correctly?
If you still assume that the warning influences real features, please contact us and forward full installation logs and the full list of deployed modules (including core and third-party ones).
May I buy your app from your company directly?
No, we only distribute the tools through the official Odoo apps store.
I would like to get a discount
Regretfully, we do not have the technical means to provide individual prices.
May I install the app on my Odoo Online (SaaS) database?
No, third-party apps can not be used on Odoo Online. Unfortunately, Odoo SaaS blocks such a possibility.
Your tool has dependencies on other app(s). Should I purchase those?
Yes, our tool requires all modules marked in dependencies to work correctly. The price marked on the app page already includes all necessary dependencies.
What is the price for the module in US Dollars? Why did it change?
The price for our modules is set in euros. The Odoo store converts prices to other currencies according to its internal exchange rate. Thus, the price in US Dollars may change when the exchange rate is updated.
App and website wording in languages other than English is AI-assisted and aligned with official Odoo translations. If you spot a mistake, send a translations-correctness ticket and we will fix it.
Bug reporting
If you encounter bugs or inconsistent behaviour, do not hesitate to contact us. We guarantee to provide fixes within 60 days of purchase and are intensely interested in improving our tools even after this period.
You do not need a phone number or credit card to contact us. You should only pass a short email sign-up, which does not take more than 30 seconds.
Please include as many details as possible in your request: screenshots, Odoo server logs, a full description of how to reproduce your problem, and so on. Usually, it takes a few business days to prepare a working plan for an issue (if a bug is confirmed) or provide you with guidelines on what should be done (otherwise).
Public features requests and module ideas (free development)
We are strongly motivated to improve our tools and would be grateful for any feedback. If your requirements are of public use and might be efficiently implemented, the team will include those in our to-do list.
Such a to-do list is processed regularly and does not assume extra fees. Although we cannot promise deadlines and final design, it might be a good way to get desired features without investments and risks.
You do not need a phone number or credit card to contact us. You should only pass a short email sign-up, which does not take more than 30 seconds.
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